Night of the Lepus

Night of the Lepus

How many eyes does horror have?

Directed by William F. Claxton

Produced by A.C. Lyles Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

197288 min4.4 / 10

A creature-feature horror film about giant mutant rabbits terrorizing a town, blending B-movie camp with genuine darkness around family tragedy and scientific hubris.

Rancher Cole Hillman is fed up of rabbits plaguing his fields. Zoologist Roy Bennett conducts an experiment to curb their population, but it gives rise to giant rabbits that terrorise the town.

Questions people ask

  • Is Night of the Lepus easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Night of the Lepus end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Night of the Lepus violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Night of the Lepus scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Night of the Lepus sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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